Kenosha Kid is a staple of the Athens music scene, known for its weekly shows at Hendershot’s showcasing the newest tunes that bandleader and composer Dan Nettles has to offer. Aside from its consistent presence in the live scene, the band has also released over a dozen albums, beginning with 2005’s Projector. Now it is celebrating its 20th anniversary of genre-defying jazz music by doing a series of performances and workshops across the Southeast, including two shows at Hendershot’s. The performances will feature a quintet of accomplished musicians, with Nettles on guitar, Marlon Patton on drums, Robby Handley on bass, Jacob Wick on trumpet and Gregory Sinibaldi on baritone saxophone. Night one will be opened by Cheap Heaven, the solo synth project of JoJo Glidewell (of Montreal, Modern Skirts). Night two’s opener is Kalibrator, the performance art project of Haunted Shed frontman Etienne deRocher that combines primitive analog synthesis with screwdrivers. Kenosha Kid will perform two full sets of music each night.
WHO: Kenosha Kid 20th Anniversary Shows
WHEN: Sept. 18–19, 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show)
WHERE: Hendershot’s
HOW MUCH: $10 (adv.), $15
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